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Eric throws a stone in a river. The stone travels a distance that is 100 m away from the river bank. He observes that the first wave comes to the bank 2 seconds after the stone touches the water surface. He counts that a total of 20 waves are created in 2 seconds. What is the distance between two consecutive waves?

A

2m

B

5m

C

20m

D

50 m

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